We tend to believe our thoughts. After all, we each have this voice in our head, thinking thoughts incessantly. Since our thoughts are always with us, it doesn’t naturally occur to us to question whether they accurately represent reality. We assume our thoughts tell it like it is, but they actually veil a deeper truth,…
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We’re more likely to engage in skin picking and related behaviors when we’re feeling more “airy” and scattered, all in our thoughts, than when we’re grounded in our bodies. Here’s a nice practice called “squeezies”, that can really help get you grounded and satisfy your need for healthy touch. You can do it fully clothed.…
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Sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it is made in our skin upon exposure to sunlight, most Americans and many people worldwide suffer from insufficient amounts of vitamin D, especially in the winter. Insufficient vitamin D is a serious concern. John Jacob Cannell, MD, the founder of the non-profit Vitamin D Council explains, “Current research indicates vitamin D…
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One of my skin picking clients contributed this post. She credits this mask with making bumps go away, as well as reducing redness and healing scars: “Turmeric has become my favorite spice lately because I love the things it does for my skin! I’ve tried a lot of homemade and store bought masks and scrubs…
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I’m thrilled to bring you all this interview with Angela Hartlin, best known as the author of Forever Marked: A Dermatillomania Diary, a memoir about her experiences with compulsive skin picking.
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Does what you eat affect your picking? Absolutely. Perhaps you have noticed this although, more likely, it may not be something that has ever occurred to you. Just as you can be under mental and emotional stress, and physical stress from not sleeping or exercising enough (or too much), you can also experience physical stress…
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Can you really stop picking? I believe everyone has the capacity to stop or greatly reduce their skin picking to the point that it is not an issue anymore. Our brains are so incredibly changeable, a quality scientists call neuroplasticity. Research has provided us with many examples of neuroplasticity. Even with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a…
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